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'This book... is a monument to a great man who succeeded, in spite of failures and disappointments, in changing our view of our planet and changing the way we think about the universe.' --Freeman Dyson, author of Origins of Life — 'The astronomical discoveries we are in the midst of making are of the broadest human significance. If this book play... more »s a small role in broadening public consideration of these exploratory ventures, it will have served its purpose.' --Carl Sagan

'... engaging and even rhapsodic.' --Philip Morrison, Scientific American

'Carl Sagan is a scientist of quality, who is also a writer of quality. [With] great intelligence, wit, and insight [The Cosmic Connection] is a success on every level.' --Washington Post

'Sagan's writing can still inspire and stimulate. It deserves to be read by a new generation of scientists, scientifically inclined citizens, and indeed by any person with an interest in our place, and our future, in the cosmos.' --Ian Crawford, The Observatory« less